Definition of american

Overview of noun american

The noun american has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (33) American

(a native or inhabitant of the United States)

2. (2) American English, American language, American

(the English language as used in the United States)

3. American

(a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country)

Overview of adj american

The adj american has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (117) American

(of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream")

2. (4) American

(of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere"; "American flora and fauna")